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DEFINITIONS OF STOCK MARKET TERMS

Alternative Investment Market Segment (AIMS)
Means a market segment for which securities of issuers that  satisfy  the  eligibility  requirements  prescribed  under regulation 7(1) of the  Capital Markets (Securities) (Public Offers, Listing and Disclosure) Regulations, 2002.

Annual General Meeting (AGM)
A once-a-year gathering of shareholders of a company. At the AGM, shareholders vote on important corporate issues, and the company management reports on how the company did during the previous year.

Annual report
This document gives detailed information on a company's financial health for the past year. Along with detailed financial statements, a company's annual report will also include a description of the company's operations for the year. A company is required by law to mail an annual report to all of its shareholders.

Asset
Anything owned by a company, individual or mutual fund that has either commercial or monetary value or can be exchanged for other items of value

Asked Price
The price at which a market-maker/broker is willing to sell a specified quantity of a particular share or bond.

Auditors
These are accountants who are hired by a company to examine its financial statements and the documents that support those statements. This examination is called an "audit." An accountant is someone who keeps or examines the financial records of a company or individual. Auditors are not employees of the company that has hired them.